Combined chair and desk



G. H. EASTE.

COMBINED CHAIR AND DESK.

No. 446,632. Pagentedfeb. 17,1891.

(No Model.) 2 SheetsSheet 1.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. G. H. EASTE.

COMBINED CHAIR AND DESK.

Patented Feb. 1'7, 1891.

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COMBINED CHAIR AND DESK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,632, dated February17, 1891.

Application filed July 3 l, 18 90.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES HENRY EASTE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Arlington, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Combined Chair and Desk,of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to that class of furniture known asconvertible.

The objects of the invention are to provide a combined chair andwriting-desk with all the conveniences and appurtenances of both, andwhen used as a chair to have the appearance only as such and to beadapted for a ready conversion.

With the above objects in view the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction hereinafter specified, and particularly pointedout in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a combinedwriting-desk and chair constructed in accordance with my invention, thesame being shown as a chair. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the same beingshown as a writing-desk. Fig. is a top plan of Fig. 2, the desk beingopened. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

In practicing my invention 1 may employ any ordinary chair, the onlyrequisite being that it is sufficiently stout to lend stability andsteadiness, and comprises a pair of rear standards or posts, whichusually form a part of the backs of chairs.

In the present instance, 1 designates the chair seat and frame, thelatter supported by the front legs 2 and the rear legs extended abovethe chair-seat to form the usual back standards 5. This seat is suitablyupholstered and may be of any desired design and finish,and below theseat proper the fore legs support a rectangular frame 6, provided at theback of the chair with an opening 7 and at opposite sides with suitableways 9. In the opening and upon the ways is mounted a drawer 8, having asuitable pull, said drawer being designed for the reception ofstationary of various kinds, correspondence, (he.

10 designates a writing-desk subdivided by a transverse partition 11 toform a large stationary receivlug-compartment 12, and an up Serial No.360507. tNo'model.)

per smaller space trisected by transverse partitions 13, forming acentral pen-receiving space and inkreceiving spaces 14-. desk may ofcourse be otherwise divided to suit the fancy of the maker and thepurpose intended. The space 12 is covered by a hinged lid 16, and theupper spaces 15 and 14 by a second smaller lid 17, hinged to the upperend of the desk-frame. The lid 16 serves as a writing-space, and may becovered with a suitable material, such as leather, baize, &c., and ismaintained in a locked position by means of a swiveled L-shaped bolt 18or any othersnitable'catch. The desk serves as such and also as a backof the chair, and for this reason has its front face upholstered, as at19, to correspond with the upholstery of the seat. Bolts 20 passlaterally through each of the rear standards 5 and take into theopposite sides of the desk, so that the latter is pivoted in position.

21 designates a pair of turn-buttons pivoted, as at 23, to the rear edgeof the seatframe and adapted to be turned to a vertical position andextend above said frame in rear of the desk, and thus maintain the samerigidly in a vertical position, so as to serve as a back. Simultaneousmovement upon the part of the buttons is secured by means of aconnecting-rod 22, loosely pivoted at its ends to the corresponding freeends of the buttons.

21 designates a pair of jointed braces, the ends of which are pivoted,as at 25, to the sides of the desk near its lower end and to the innersides of the standards 5 at points just above the seat. The braces areformed in sections and pivoted together at their inner ends, the upperbrace having a recess 26 upon its front edge, into which takes a lug orstop 27, formed upon the upper end at the similarside of the lowerbrace, so that when the two bracesections are brought into parallelismor alignment they can move no further, and are as rigid as it formedintegral. In this manner the desk may be supported at a properinclination and adapted to be written upon. It will be understood thatthe interior of the desk will be provided with all the accessoriesnecessary to complete writing outfit, and the under side of the covermay be provided with a portfolio or pocket 28 for the convenience of thewriter.- When the writing opera The 2 emcee tion has been completed, thedesk is closed and is swung to a vertical position, the braces readilyyielding at their joints and folding, as shown, after which the buttons21 are swung to a vertical position and the writingalesk is transformedinto an ordinary-looking chair.

It will be observed that the tnrn'bnttons 21 when in a vertical positionnot only serve to retain the chair-back in position, but also as a lockfor the drawer, so that said chair may be moved about in the same manneras an ordinary chair without any danger of spilling the contents.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim is- The combination,with a chair-frame comprising a pair of rear vertical standards, of

CHARLES HENRY EASTE.

Witnesses:

GHAs. S. CUTTER, L. K. RUSSELL.

